Vitaly Vorotnikov | |
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| Виталий Воротников | |
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| Chairman of thePresidium of theSupreme Soviet of theRussian SFSR | |
| In office 3 October 1988 – 29 May 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Orlov |
| Succeeded by | Boris Yeltsin (as Chairman of theSupreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR) |
| Chairman of theCouncil of Ministers – Government of theRussian SFSR | |
| In office 24 June 1983 – 3 October 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Solomentsev |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Vlasov |
| First Secretary of theKrasnodar Regional Committee | |
| In office 23 July 1982 – 27 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Sergei Medunov |
| Succeeded by | Georgy Razumovsky |
| First Secretary of theVoronezh Regional Committee | |
| In office 8 February 1971 – 11 July 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolai Miroshnichenko |
| Succeeded by | Vadim Ignatov |
| Soviet Ambassador to Cuba | |
| In office 8 February 1971 – 11 July 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Nikita Tolobyev |
| Succeeded by | Konstantin Katushev |
| Full member of the26th,27thPolitburo | |
| In office 26 December 1983 – 14 July 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vitaly Ivanovich Vorotnikov (1926-01-20)20 January 1926 |
| Died | 19 February 2012(2012-02-19) (aged 86) |
| Nationality |  Soviet Russia |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1950–1990) |
Vitaly Ivanovich Vorotnikov (Russian:Вита́лий Ива́нович Воротнико́в; 20 January 1926 – 19 February 2012) was aSoviet politician and diplomat who was theChairman of thePresidium of theSupreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR between 1988 and 1990.
Vorotnikov was born in Voronezh,[1] and in 1940 entered a local Aviation Industry community college, majoring in aircraft engine technology. After the Soviet Union entered World War II and adult workers left for theRed Army service, 16-year-old Vitaly took a job at the Voronezh Steam Locomotive Repair plant. Soon the front line approached the city, and he was evacuated toKuybyshev, where he spent most of the war working forKuibyshev aviation plant No. 18 and studying at Kuybyshev Aviation Technology School.
After graduation, Vorotnikov kept working at the plant after the war in both managerial andCommunist Party organizing positions. At the same time he was taking evening classes at theKuybyshev Aviation Institute, finally earning his engineering degree in 1954.[2]
From the position of the chairman of the Communist Party committee at his plant (1950–1960) Vorotnikov advanced to a position of responsibility in theKuybyshev Oblast Part Committee (1960). After occupying a number of positions of regional importance in Russia'sKuybyshev andVoronezh Oblasts for almost 20 years, he served as the Soviet ambassador toCuba from 1979 to 1982.[2] In fact, he was exiled byBrezhnev to this post.[3]
After being recalled from Cuba when Brezhnev died and a short stint in charge of the Communists ofKrasnodar Krai,[2] Vorotnikov was finally brought to Moscow, where he was to occupy the top positions in the government of theRSFSR. He became a candidate member of thePolitburo and soon a full member.[3] From 1983 to 1988 he was theChairman of theCouncil of Ministers of the RSFSR, and from 1988 to 1990 Chairman of thePresidium of theSupreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR.[4] During his long retirement, Vorotnikov wrote several volumes of memoirs.[5]
Vorotnikov died on 19 February 2012 at the age of 86.[5]
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